Coral Park Students Raising Funds For Classmate

February 5, 2010|Posted by Kathy Bushouse on February 5, 2010 03:35 PM

From staff writer Anna Beach:

Coral Park Elementary fifth-grader Cameron Perez suffered a ruptured blood vessel in his brain on Jan. 6. He?s still in hospital after two surgeries, with more to come before transferring to Miami?s Jackson Memorial for several months of rehabilitation.

There?s no health insurance and his parents aren?t working. They need to be at their son?s bedside, helping with difficult moments and uncomfortable procedures.

To raise funds, Coral Park students have been hunting down pennies, nickels and dimes in the Coins for Cameron campaign and baking up a storm to sell Cookies for Cameron.

On Saturday, their efforts go into overdrive. The Carnival for Cameron takes place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 6 at Coral Park Elementary, 8401 Westview Drive, Coral Springs.

Open to the community, there will be games, rides, a cake walk and more. Students will sell their homemade items including friendship bracelets in Cameron?s favorite lime green. Local businesses have donated prizes for the raffle and silent auction.